TVI Actors Studio is a unique
Acting School for Actors in
New York, Los Angeles and Chicago
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Alan S. Nusbaum
Founder and CEO of TVI Actors Studio, a unique
bicoastal educational institution for actors which stresses the
business side of showbiz, Alan Nusbaum understands both the needs
of the actor and those who offer employment in the highly competitive
marketplace. He moves with agility and expertise in the arenas of
commercials, daytime and primetime television, film and theatre.
He strives to provide actors with practical knowledge about training
and marketing and therein enhance their opportunities. A native
New Yorker and graduate of the University of Maryland, Nusbaum worked
as a talent agent in the New York office of Cunningham, Escott,
Dipene for almost a decade prior to launching TVI Actors Studio.
During his tenure as an agent, he helped the careers of Courtney
Cox, Sandra Bullock, Jerry Orbach and Tony award-winner Tonya Pinkins,
among many others.
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Since
1986, TVI has provided actors with a center where they can focus on
the business of their careers in addition to learning the necessary
skills to compete as an actor.
Founded in New York City, TVI opened
its Los Angeles office in 1988. In both locations, the primary focus
of the studio is to provide actors with a means of learning and understanding
the practical "ins and outs"of the acting profession. Classes
in audition technique are taught by some of the most prominent directors,
producers, casting directors and talent agents on both coasts. These
classes range in fields from commercials, primetime and daytime TV,
to film, musical and straight theater.
All
of these classes offer the actor the benefit of audition insight from
the professionals who are in the industry, running the actual auditions.
In 1989, TVI began taking these classes
"on the road,"
in the form of weekend workshops with
the same industry professionals, to cities around the nation.
In addition to classes
taught regularly in both New York and Los Angeles, TVI offers actors
numerous showcase opportunities.
Extended trips lasting for several
days in both New York and LA occur several times a year. These
offer actors from around the country--or those looking at work on
a different coast-- the opportunity to meet and be seen by multiple
agents, casting directors, directors and producers in a very brief
period of time. These showcases offer the dual advantage of allowing
an actor to be seen by industry professionals, and at the same time
get valuable feedback from them.
Classes are far from the only services offered by TVI. An affordable
studio membership provides many services in career consulting
and self-marketing for actors. Services
range from personal consultations with TVI staff to discuss what to
do at a particular stage in one's career to printed services such
as resume typesetting, personalized cover letters and
corresponding mailing labels to agents and casting directors as well
as our "Taking Charge Handbook".
In addition, TVI consultants assist members in using this handbook
to its fullest advantage. All services
are provided without limit or extra charge to members, along with
discounts on all TVI classes and seminars.
In the course of a decade, TVI has
grown to be well-respected by industry authorities and working actors
alike in both New York and Los Angeles.
Constantly looking for new ways
to offer services needed by actors developing their careers is why
TVI Actors Studio is the nation's premiere center for professional
actors.
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